Prioritising safety of fisherman around offshore platforms

June 25, 2017

Dateline 2017-05-27, The Star:

The Sahabat Maritim programme is an efficient platform for oil-and-gas companies and enforcement agencies to engage with fishermen on safety around offshore platforms.

Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia Ltd stakeholder relations manager Farid Jaafar said the programme was a collaborative effort between Petronas, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and oil-and-gas companies.

“I think Sahabat Maritim is an excellent initiative. In the past we used to do things separately. It makes more sense to collaborate as we all work in the same area, namely offshore in the South China Sea.

“The Sahabat Maritim programme allows us all to collaborate and jointly engage the fishing community. It makes it more efficient,” he said at a media briefing on Repsol’s projects here yesterday.

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Repsol to invest RM600mil in oil & gas projects

March 12, 2017

Dateline 2017-02-08, The Star:

Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia Ltd is investing about RM600mil for the construction of two oil platforms and in drilling several wells.

The platforms are to be constructed at Peninsular Malaysia 3 (PM3) near the border with Vietnam and at Medan Kinabalu off Sabah waters.

The company’s communication, government relations and community senior general manager Farid Jaafar said works for the projects would start at year-end and early next year respectively.

He said the projects would generate employment and business opportunities for locals.

“Despite the slowdown in the oil and gas sector, Repsol is still expanding due to our commitment and business strategy,” he added.

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Kinabalu climbs helped raise RM300,000: Firm

September 6, 2016

Dateline 2016-08-05, Daily Express:

Repsol Oil & Gas Malaysia Limited has sent 27 company staff to the peak of Mount Kinabalu since 2013 to raise funds for welfare bodies in Sabah.

All the successful ascents had raised nearly RM300,000 meant for various bodies in the State, Company Stakeholder Relations Malaysia Manager Farid Jaafar said.

“In Repsol, we promote volunteerism among our staff and in Sabah, we have been organising annual expeditions on Mount Kinabalu, where our staff will climb to raise funds.”

Speaking during the company’s Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Open House, Thursday, Farid said as a corporate citizen, Repsol Malaysia will continue implementing community services with other government and non-government agencies in order to help raise the socio-economy of the locals.

The four key programmes are on education, safety, health and healthy lifestyle and human capital development, he said.

The open house was attended by Head of State Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and his consort, both of whom presented ‘duit raya’ to 50 orphans and children with special needs on behalf of the company.

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